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Building: The National Library
Location: Minsk, Belarus
Completion: 2006
Architect: M.K. Vinogrdov and V.V. Kramarenko

AE Interests: The library is 22 stories and its main architectural component is that is has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron. Situated on a river bank, it has an observation deck that overlooks Minsk while the front area is commonly used for public concerts and shows.